Atlanta II: Elliott Sadler preview

"The mile and a half tracks have been good to us this year with solid
runs at Texas, Charlotte and Atlanta. I don't see any reason we can't be
there at the finish this weekend, and for a lack of better words, we're
due." - Elliott Sadler on 1.5...

"The mile and a half tracks have been good to us this year with solid
runs at Texas, Charlotte and Atlanta. I don't see any reason we can't be
there at the finish this weekend, and for a lack of better words, we're
due." - Elliott Sadler on 1.5 mile tracks--

ELLIOTT SADLER'S VIEW FROM THE DRIVER'S SEAT:

"I like racing at the
Atlanta Motor Speedway. Its real fast and we will have to have a good
balance with the right aerodynamic and chassis setups. The car has
to handle well at Atlanta and there are at least three grooves that
typically develop during the race. You can pass anywhere and it's the
fastest unrestricted track on the circuit. Last race we started and
finished well so I expect the same this weekend. I know the Robert Yates
horsepower will make the M&M's team a threat this weekend. Doug (Yates)
and the rest of the engine shop guys have really dug in deep these past
few weeks and given us some serious power. We've got everything we need
to be winning races, now all we need is some luck."

"I know talk is sometimes cheap but tearing up racecars isn't. I think
we have a good chance of redemption here in the last four races of the
season because we ran well in Atlanta in the spring, we'll probably use
the same setup and also have Phoenix and Rockingham to look forward to
as well. Rockingham owes us one and I know we'll run well in Phoenix.
The top-20 is still an attainable goal for the M&M'S team."

CAR CHIEF DAVE SMITH'S ON THE M&M'S CAR HISTORY:

"We are taking
RYR chassis No. 137 this weekend to Atlanta. It was tested earlier
this season at Lowe's Motor Speedway and ran really well for us. We
originally planned on taking the car Elliott ran two weeks ago at
Charlotte but this car ran at Michigan earlier this year and is just as
fast."

SPOTTER BRETT GRIFFIN'S VIEW FROM THE TOP OF ATLANTA MOTOR SPEEDWAY:

"Atlanta is one of the fastest tracks on the circuit so when you say
clear to a driver you want to make double sure he's clear. The track
is a very racy track because you every groove works at Atlanta. Most
1.5 mile tracks require the cars to be setup to run around the bottom,
which kind of makes for a boring race. Atlanta is more like a supped up
Rockingham because the drivers run all over the place and put on a great
show."

M&M'S RACING BITS AND PIECES-- SADLER ON CNN..

Elliott Sadler will be on
CNN live from Atlanta Motor Speedway at 2:15pm ET to discuss Halloween
Safety and the safety of the No. 38 M&M'S car.

GOOD LUCK MARTY SMITH--

Marty Smith of NASCAR.com will represent
SNICKERS® MARATHON for Masterfoods USA in the Adidas Dublin Marathon
this weekend in Dublin, Ireland.